Wagon-bed hoist.



F. JANAK.

WAGON BED HOIST. APPLICATION FILED APILQ, I9I5.

Patented Oct. l?, 1916.

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WAGON BED HOIST.

APPLICATIQN FILED APR. 9. |915.

l ,291 ,969. Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

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FRANK JANAK, OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK JANAK, a citizen of the United States,residing at llloodland, in the county of Yolo and State i of California,have invented certain new to provide a device as specified by means ofwhich a wagon bed may be quickly and easily removed from a wagon with aminimum amount of manual exertion.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for removingbeds from wagon running gears which includes a pair of pivotallysupported rails, means for limiting the pivotal movement of said rails,and means for holding the rails in a horizontal wagon bed supportingposition.

-With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, refA erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side elevation of the im.

proved wagon bed remover, showing it in a position for receiving a wagonbed, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a wagon bed remover, showing it in awagon bed supporting position, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the bedhoist, Fig. 4 is an end view of the bed hoist, Fig. 5 is a longitudinalsection through the hoist, and Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 66of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly-to the drawings, 1 designates the supportingbase of the wagon hoist, which has standards 2 and 3 secured thereto,which standards have their upper ends rounded, as is shown at 4, forrockably supporting wagon bed supporting rails 5 and 6. The rails 5 and6 have transversely extending cleats 7 secured to their under surfaces,and have plates 8 secured to their side edges, which cleats and platesSpecification of-Letters Patent.

standards 2 and 3.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

Application filed April v9, 1915. Serial No. 20,304.

form sockets for receiving the upper curved ends of the standards 2 and3. The rails have their under surfaces, Vat the point which engages theupper curved ends of the standards, slightly cut away to form concavesurfaces 10,`whi`ch rest upon the upper ends of the standards, as isclearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The supporting base 1 has standards 11 and 12 secured thereto outwardlyof the The standards 11 and 12 have a section of their rear or inneredges cutaway, forming shoulders 14 which -are provided for receivingthe lower recessed ends of pivoteddogs 15 and 16, which are pivotallyconnected to legs 17. The legs 17 are secured to the rails 5 and 6adjacent their forward ends and extend downwardly Vatan inclinetherefrom, having cross bars 18 connecting -their lower ends. The outerllegs 17 have locking pawls19 and 20 pivotally connected thereto, whichare provided for engagement with pins 21 that are carried by the pivoteddogs 15 and 16 and extend transversely therefrom. The pawls 19 and 2()have their ends, which engage the pins 21, curved convexly andconcavedly, to

provide an arcuate surface which will ride over the pins during themovement of the rails 5 and 6, until the ends 22 of the pawls engagethe' pins, which prevent pivoted movement of the dogs 15 and 16 andconsequentlyrocking the pivoted movement ofy the U-shaped members 24 areprovided with humps or outstruck portions 25, to which the flexiblemembers 23 are connected. The flexible members 23 form means forlimiting the upward movement of the rails.

When it is desired to remove a wagon bed from a wagon, the wagon isdriven between the rails 5 and 6, which rails have'their forward endspositioned downwardly, as is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Thesection of the wagon bed which projects outwardly over the wheels, ridesupon the upper surface of the rails, and after a section of theV bed haspassed the pivoted point of the rails, the rails may be tilted to ahorizontal position with very little effort, which willy remove the bedfrom the wagon running gears and permit the latter to be drawn frombetween the rails without the bed. When the rails 5 and 6 are moved intoa horizontal position, the pivoted dogs 15 and 16 will, of their ownweight, swing rearwardly and engage the shoulders 14, for preventing theaccidental downwardmovement of the rails. When it is desired to re'-move the bed from the rails, the pivoted pawls 19 are moved for forcingthe dogs 15 rearwardly upon their' pivotal points, positioning theirlower recessed ends out of .the path of the shoulders, therebypermitting the rails to be tilted downwardly for depositing the wagonbed upon the running gears.

In cases where it is desired to remove a bed from a wagon, wherein thebed does not project laterally of the running gears of the wagon, barsmay be positioned beneath the bottom of the bed and extend laterallyupon each side of the bed for seating upon the tops of the rails.

If it is so desired, the supporting base l may be eliminated, and thevarious standards embedded4 in the ground.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the advantages of construction and of themethod of operation ofthe improved wagon bed hoist will be readily apparent to those skilledAin the art4 to which this inven- .tion appertains, and while in theforegoing description, the principle of the operation of this inventionhas been described together with various features of construction, it isto be understood that certain minor features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practicalconditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scopeof what is claimed. Y

What is claimed is 1. In a device as set forth, a plurality of standardshaving their upper ends rounded,

a plurality of rails having recesses in their under faces mounted uponthe rounded ends Vof said standards, plates carried by saidv rails,saidplates and recesses forming; bearings for receiving the rounded endsofl said.

standardslegs secured to the outer ends of said rails for limiting thedownward pivotal movement, a plurality of standards havf ing a sectionof their rear edges cut away forforming horizontal shoulders, and dogspivotally carried by saidl legsfor engagement with said shoulders forholding said rails in horizontal wagon bed supporting rounded ends ofsaid standards, legs secured' to the outer ends of said rails forlimiting the downward pivotal movement, a plurality of standards havinga section of their rear edges cut away for forming horizontal shoulders,dogs pivotally carried by said legs for engagement with said shouldersfor holding said rails in horizontal wagon. bed supporting position,iiexible members connected to said second named standards and said railsfor limiting the upward pivotal movement of said rails.

8. In a device as set forth, a base, standards arranged in pairs andformed integrally at their lower ends with the base, said standardshaving their upper ends rounded, a plurality of rails having their undersides provided with recesses and mounted upon the rounded ends ofI saidstandards, plates carried by said rails and depending below the undersurface thereof and surrounding the upper ends of the standards, saidplates and recesses of the rails forming bearings for receiving therounded ends of said standards and preventsaid second named standardsand the ends of saidrails for limiting the pivotal movement of saidrails upon the first named standards.

In testimony whereof I ah'ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK JANAK. Witnesses:

ELsrE L. SMITH, G.` l?. HURST.

Copies of, this patent. may` be. obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe` Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. C.

